From The Editor
| October 8, 2012

Top Tweets From BlueStar's VARTECH 2012

Promoted as a “mobile trade show,” BlueStar hosted its annual VARTECH Conference Oct. 5-8 on the Carnival Imagination cruise ship traveling from Miami to Nassau, The Bahamas. More than 1,400 people attended the event with over half of them being the distributor’s top resellers from the U.S. and Latin America. Among the technologies represented were data capture, point of sale, mobility, digital signage, video surveillance, and physical security technologies.

My original plan for this article was to share with you Tweets from those who attended the event. However, because the conference was held in international waters, smart phone internet service resulted in international rates that nobody was willing to pay. (My Verizon global data plan would have been $20.48/MB.) As a result, social media activity for the event was lower than normal. But there was free Wi-Fi on the ship, and I kept my laptop close to me to chronicle VARTECH via Twitter. To help you navigate through my Tweets, I’ve organized them in chronological order.

Friday, Oct. 5th
Excitement level sky high as folks register for #VARTECH ... in the shadow of the Carnival Imagination cruise ship.

Toby Jensen from @touchdynamic2 said when he returns from #VARTECH he'll move to a 2x bigger facility to accommodate larger orders. @bsminfo

You have to adore a trade show that has this line on its agenda: "6PM-3AM Free Time - Nassau, Bahamas." #VARTECH @bsminfo

Saturday, Oct. 6th
Remember when the Internet was new & VARs were scared of it? The winners of the Internet are here in this room. Mark Fraker #VARTECH

75% of VARs don't have a marketing program that generates leads. Mark Fraker #VARTECH @Think_BlueStar @bsminfo

All the vendors seem to be saying the same thing to us: #healthcare, healthcare, healthcare. Fraker #VARTECH @Think_BlueStar @bsminfo

You have to ask yourself, will you be relevant in 5 years? Steve Cuntz @Think_BlueStar #VARTECH @bsminfo